Newspaper receptacle



June 22,1948. E, MIT ELL 2,443,690

NEWSPAPER RECERTACLE Filed Oct. 30, 1946 I m/entor AIBERT .E'. M/TCHEL- L.

By MW ww Patented June 22, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT,0FFICE NEWSPAPER RECEPTACLE Albert E. Mitchell, La Porte, Tex. Application ctober'30, 1946, Serial No. 706,586

3 Claims. (01. 232 -33) This invention relates to receptacles adapted to be mounted on a post or other support in front of the homes of rural subscribers for reception of newspapers served to such subscribers,

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a receptacle of the above kind which is simple and durable in construction, economical and easy to manufacture and place in use, and efiective in shedding rain and protecting the newspapers from the elements.

A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of the above kind which is so constructed as to facilitate placing of the newspapers therein and removal of the same therefrom.

The exact nature of the present invention, as well as its advantages, will become apparent from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a newspaper receptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is an end elevational view looking toward the right of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the present receptacle includes an elongated sheet metal body or roof member 5 of inverted V-shape in crosssection, said body being of considerable depth and of a length greater than that of the newspapers. The body 5 is open at one end and, has vertical flanges 6 on the free longitudinal edges thereof.

The receptacle further includes a triangular end wall 1 which closes the other end of the body 5 and which has side flanges 8 which flatly engage and are welded to the inclined walls of the body 5 at the adjacent end of the latter.

The receptacle still further includes a, sheet metal partial bottom and bracket member com- -composed of a bottom wall portion 9 of shallow v-shape in cross-section and an apertured vertical bracket plate portion l0 depending from one side edge of said bottom wall portion 9. The bottom wall portion 9 has a depending vertical flange l l on the other side edge thereof, and the flanges 6 of the body are engaged with the outer faces of and detachably secured to the bracket plate portion Ill and the depending flange ll of said partial bottom and bracket member. To secure the flanges 6 to the parts l0 and II, metal screws l2 may be threaded therethrough so that the body member 5 may be removed and reversed 2 end for end if desired to suit a particular installation.

The body 5 is considerably longer than the partial bottom and bracket member, so that the ends of said body project similar and considerable distances beyond the ends of said partial bottom and bracket member, leaving the bottom of the receptacle open beyond opposite ends of the latter. Thus, the newspapers may be readily inserted in and removed from the receptacle, the newspaper resting upon the bottom wall portion 9 when placed in the receptacle. Due to the form of the body 5 and bottom wall portion 9, rain will be effectively shed from the receptacle. The elongated body effectively protects the newspapers from the elements when placed in the receptacle, as will be apparent. The bracket portion [0 is apertured as at l3 for reception of screws or the like which are used to secure the receptacle upon a post or other suitable support.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction, manner of use, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. Minor changes are contemplated, such as fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

l. A newspaper receptacle of the character described, comprising an elongated sheet metal body of inverted V-shape in cross-section and of a length greater than that of the newspapers, said body being open at one end and having vertical flanges on the free longitudinal edges thereof, a triangular wall closing said body at the other end, a sheet metal partial bottom and bracket member including a bottom wall portion of shallow V-shape in cross-section and an apertured vertical bracket plate portion depending from one side edge of said bottom wall portion, said bottom wall portion having a depending vertical flange on the other side edge thereof, the flanges of the body being engaged with the outer faces of and detachably secured to said bracket plate portion and said depending flange of said partial bottom and bracket member, the ends of said body projecting similar and considerable distances beyond the ends of said partial bottom and bracket member so as to leave the major portion of the receptacle open at the bottom.

2. A newspaper receptacle comprising a relatively deep elongated sheet metal body of inverted V-shape in cross-section and of a length greater than that of the newspapers, a partial bottom wall fitted and detachably secured within the lower part of said body intermediate th ends of the of the latter, a vertical bracket plate rigid with and depending from one side edge of said partial bottom wall and apertured to receive fasteners for securing the receptacle to a post or like sup- Number i port, the ends of said body projecting similar and considerable distances beyond the ends of said bottom wall to leave the major portion .of the receptacle open at the bottom, said body being open at one end, and a triangular end wall permanently secured to and closing the other end of said body,

ALBERT E. MITCHELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the h a file of this patent: bottom wall fitted and detachably secured Wlthlh the lower part of said body intermediate the ends I UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 1,694,334 Mirlach Dec. 4, 1928 1,904,448 Hampden et a1 Apr. 18, 1933 

